Mandy Harvey

What I do is I get the sheet music and I put it out for myself and then I use a visual…

— Mandy Harvey

You can feel the drums, and you can feel the bass. So, being able to feel the music through the floor, it…

— Mandy Harvey

A long time ago I started talking into a balloon so I could feel myself talking, to practice judging volume, and compare…

— Mandy Harvey

When I was losing my hearing, we had to buy hearing aids and they were incredibly expensive. It was a huge financial…

— Mandy Harvey

I didn't wake up one day and just couldn't hear. I woke up one day and realized I was having difficulty, and…

— Mandy Harvey

It's just I do things differently and I want people to appreciate music for what it is, and not because of a…

— Mandy Harvey

I really hope my music and my life can help encourage people not to give up.

— Mandy Harvey

I miss the common things, the things that used to really annoy me, like an alarm clock. The sound of your zipper…

— Mandy Harvey

Technology is improving to prevent musicians from losing their hearing while performing on stage... audience members losing their hearing from listening to…

— Mandy Harvey

We need to work on creating a more inclusive music experience. I'm really so frustrated with going to festivals and there not…

— Mandy Harvey

I use the aid of technology while running through songs. Visual tuners and feeling the vibrations through the floor to keep time.

— Mandy Harvey

I was always a shy child and slightly hard of hearing, so music was my outlet.

— Mandy Harvey

I don't need pity. I want to be looked at like a musician, because I am one. I happen to be deaf.

— Mandy Harvey

There have been a couple of times I've started the song in the wrong key. We stop the song, we all laugh…

— Mandy Harvey

I'm not scared to sing songs. I'm not scared to walk out the front door and make a mistake.

— Mandy Harvey

I work a lot with dynamics of how loud I'm talking, like speaking into balloons and then feeling the texture on my…

— Mandy Harvey

My friends and family refused to give up on me even when I gave up on myself, and I wanted to hopefully…

— Mandy Harvey

I made the mistake of pouring my entire identity into one single dream and convincing myself that I was not capable of…

— Mandy Harvey

My feeling of security really went down the tubes when I couldn't hear anymore. When it got dark, I'd get very afraid…

— Mandy Harvey

I'm not a story; I'm a person, and my passion is music. And I want your passion to be my music -…

— Mandy Harvey

My touring band, they're just brilliant, and all of them are learning ASL, so the wall of communication is breaking.

— Mandy Harvey

I grew up listening to the 60's and 70's... storytellers and poets.

— Mandy Harvey

I started singing in a choir when I was 4 years old.

— Mandy Harvey

My understanding of current music stopped in 2006, so I am continually inspired by music from the past. Three Dog Night, Harry…

— Mandy Harvey

I never thought I would do a TV show, I never thought I could do it, so I was not expecting a…

— Mandy Harvey